Global Patent Index - EP 3916803 A1

EP 3916803 A1 20211201 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE

Title (en)

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE

Title (de)

HALBLEITERBAUELEMENT UND STROMUMWANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF SEMI-CONDUCTEUR ET DISPOSITIF DE CONVERSION DE PUISSANCE

Publication

EP 3916803 A1 20211201 (EN)

Application

EP 21173997 A 20210517

Priority

JP 2020090325 A 20200525

Abstract (en)

To provide a highly reliable semiconductor device having a termination structure in which a semiconductor active region is surrounded with a guard ring and capable of preventing corrosion of a metal layer connected to the guard ring. The semiconductor device includes: an active region formed on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate; and a guard ring region formed on the main surface so as to surround the active region, the guard ring region includes a guard ring formed on the semiconductor substrate, an interlayer insulating film formed on the semiconductor substrate so as to cover the guard ring, a field plate disposed on the interlayer insulating film and electrically connected to the guard ring via a contact penetrating the interlayer insulating film, and a protective film covering the field plate, the field plate has a laminated structure including a first metal in contact with the guard ring and a second metal which is disposed in contact with the first metal and has a lower standard potential than the first metal, and a ratio of a contact area of the first metal with the protective film to a contact area of the second metal with the protective film is 0.05 or less.

IPC 8 full level

H01L 29/739 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/40 (2006.01); H01L 29/10 (2006.01); H01L 29/417 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

H01L 29/0603 (2013.01 - CN); H01L 29/0619 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 29/0623 (2013.01 - US); H01L 29/0638 (2013.01 - EP US); H01L 29/402 (2013.01 - US); H01L 29/404 (2013.01 - CN EP); H01L 29/41 (2013.01 - CN); H01L 29/7397 (2013.01 - CN EP US); H02M 7/5387 (2013.01 - US); H01L 23/3157 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 29/1095 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 29/417 (2013.01 - EP); H01L 29/66348 (2013.01 - EP); H02P 27/06 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3916803 A1 20211201; CN 113725279 A 20211130; JP 2021185593 A 20211209; TW 202213772 A 20220401; TW I784540 B 20221121; US 11942512 B2 20240326; US 2021367028 A1 20211125

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21173997 A 20210517; CN 202110541791 A 20210518; JP 2020090325 A 20200525; TW 110118723 A 20210524; US 202117241631 A 20210427